Computer-Readable Medium Storing Program for Controlling Archiving of Electronic Doucument, Document Management System, Document Management Method, and Computer Data Signal

1. A computer-readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for controlling archiving of an electronic document, the program causing the computer to function as: a memory that stores information related to a plurality of electronic document archival rules, that stores, for each electronic document archival rule, a document type to which the electronic document archival rule is applied and one or a plurality of archive mode item values which follow the electronic document archival rule, and that stores, for each archive mode item, an order relationship of strictness among the plurality of archive mode item values; an acquisition unit that acquires a document type of a target electronic document to be archived; and an archive processor that applies a process to archive the target electronic document in an archive device according to one or a plurality of electronic document archival rules corresponding to the document type of the target electronic document on the basis of the information stored in the memory, wherein when a plurality of electronic document archival rules correspond to the document type of the target electronic document and a plurality of different archive mode item values are stored for the same archive mode item in the plurality of electronic document archival rules, the strictest archive mode item value is determined according to the order relationship of strictness among the plurality of different archive mode item values for the archive mode item and the target electronic document is archived by an archiving method indicated by the determined strictest archive mode item value, wherein the memory stores, in correlation to each of the electronic document archival rules, completion time information which defines a completion time of an archive period when the electronic document to be archived is archived according to an archiving method indicated by the archive mode item value corresponding to the electronic document archival rule; the archive processor stores, among completion times defined on the basis of the completion time information corresponding to the electronic document archival rules corresponding to the document type acquired by the acquisition unit, an earliest time as a re-determination time in correlation to the electronic document to be archived and executes, when a re-determination time stored in correlation to the electronic document archived in the archive device is reached, a re-determination process of the archive mode item value for an electronic document correlated to the re-determination time, and the re-determination process is a process in which the strictest archive mode item value in the order relationship is determined from among archive mode item values, in the archive mode item values corresponding to the electronic document archival rules corresponding to the document type of an electronic document which is a target of the re-determination process, having the completion time of the archive period defined by the completion time information later than a time of execution of the re-determination process, and, when the determined archive mode item value differs from the archive mode item value applied to the electronic document archived in the archive device at the time of the process, the electronic document is re-archived according to an archiving method indicated by the archive mode item value determined by the re-determination process,

2. The computer-readable medium according to claim 1 , wherein the archive processor deletes the electronic document from the archive device where there is no archive mode item value in which the completion time of the archive period defined by the completion time information is later than the time of execution of the re-determination process in the archive mode item values corresponding to the electronic document archival rules corresponding to the document type of the electronic document which is the target of the re-determination process at the time of execution of the re-determination process.

3. A computer-readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for controlling archiving of an electronic document, the program causing the computer to function as: a memory that stores information related to a plurality of electronic document archival rules, that stores, for each electronic document archival rule, a document type to which the electronic document archival rule is applied and one or a plurality of archive mode item values which follow the electronic document archival rule, and that stores, for each archive mode item, an order relationship of strictness among the plurality of archive mode item values; an acquisition unit that acquires a document type of a target electronic document to be archived; and an archive processor that applies a process to archive the target electronic document in an archive device according to one or a plurality of electronic document archival rules corresponding to the document type of the target electronic document on the basis of the information stored in the memory, wherein when a plurality of electronic document archival rules correspond to the document type of the target electronic document and a plurality of different archive mode item values are stored for the same archive mode item in the plurality of electronic document archival rules, the strictest archive mode item value is determined according to the order relationship of strictness among the plurality of different archive mode item values for the archive mode item and the target electronic document is archived by an archiving method indicated by the determined strictest archive mode item value, wherein when a stored content of the memory is changed by an addition of an archive mode item value corresponding to a new electronic document archival rule to the memory, a deletion of an archive mode item value corresponding to an already-existing electronic document archival rule from the memory, or a change of an archive mode item value corresponding to an already-existing electronic document archival rule stored in the memory, the archive processor finds, for an electronic document archived in the archive device, an archive mode item value corresponding to one or more electronic document archival rules corresponding to the document type of the electronic document from the memory after the stored content is changed, determines the strictest archive mode item value in the order relationship in the found archive mode item values corresponding to the one or more electronic document archival rules, and re-archives the electronic document in the archive device according to an archiving method indicated by the determined archive mode item value.

4. A computer-readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for controlling archiving of an electronic document, the program causing the computer to function as: a memory that stores information related to a plurality of electronic document archival rules, that stores, for each electronic document archival rule, a document type to which the electronic document archival rule is applied and one or a plurality of archive mode item values which follow the electronic document archival rule, and that stores, for each archive mode item, an order relationship of strictness among the plurality of archive mode item values; an acquisition unit that acquires a document type of a target electronic document to be archived; and an archive processor that applies a process to archive the target electronic document in an archive device according to one or a plurality of electronic document archival rules corresponding to the document type of the target electronic document on the basis of the information stored in the memory, wherein when a plurality of electronic document archival rules correspond to the document type of the target electronic document and a plurality of different archive mode item values are stored for the same archive mode item in the plurality of electronic document archival rules, the strictest archive mode item value is determined according to the order relationship of strictness among the plurality of different archive mode item values for the archive mode item and the target electronic document is archived by an archiving method indicated by the determined strictest archive mode item value, wherein the archive mode item values stored in the memory for each of the electronic document archival rules include a first archive mode item value which indicates an archiving method for archiving an electronic document in a first archive device which is connected to the computer at all times and a second archive mode item value which indicates an archiving method for archiving an electronic document in a second archive device which can be attached to and detached from the computer, and the first archive mode item value is defined as being stricter than the second archive mode item value in the order relationship.

5. A document management system comprising: a memory that stores information related to a plurality of electronic document archival rules that stores for each electronic document archival rule a document type to which the electronic document archival rule is applied and one or a plurality of archive mode item values which follow the electronic document archival rule, and that stores, for each archive mode item, an order relationship of strictness among the plurality of archive mode item values; an acquisition unit that acquires a document type of a target electronic document to be archived; and an archive processor that applies a process to archive the target electronic document in an archive device according to one or a plurality of electronic document archival rules corresponding to the document type of the target electronic document on the basis of the information stored in the memory, wherein when a plurality of electronic document archival rules correspond to the document type of the target electronic document and a plurality of different archive mode item values are stored for the same archive mode item in the plurality of electronic document archival rules, the strictest archive mode item value is determined according to the order relationship of strictness among the plurality of different archive mode item values for the archive mode item and the target electronic document is archived by an archiving method indicated by the determined strictest archive mode item value, wherein the memory stores, in correlation to each of the electronic document archival rules, completion time information which defines a completion time of an archive period when the electronic document to be archived is archived according to an archiving method indicated by the archive mode item value corresponding to the electronic document archival rule; the archive processor stores, among completion times defined on the basis of the completion time information corresponding to the electronic document archival rules corresponding to the document type acquired by the acquisition unit, an earliest time as a re-determination time in correlation to the electronic document to be archived and executes, when a re-determination time stored in correlation to the electronic document archived in the archive device is reached, a re-determination process of the archive mode item value for an electronic document correlated to the re-determination time, and the re-determination process is a process in which the strictest archive mode item value in the order relationship is determined from among archive mode item values, in the archive mode item values corresponding to the electronic document archival rules corresponding to the document type of an electronic document which is a target of the re-determination process, having the completion time of the archive period defined by the completion time information later than a time of execution of the re-determination process, and, when the determined archive mode item value differs from the archive mode item value applied to the electronic document archived in the archive device at the time of the process, the electronic document is re-archived according to an archiving method indicated by the archive mode item value determined by the re-determination process.